Subject	is this only done to prevent smoking in hard turns
Posted by	ZEngineer on February 16, 2007 at 9:49 AM
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In Reply To	Catch can itself costs more than the reroute parts :) posted by Woody75 (Denver) on February 16, 2007 at 08:42 AM
Message	or is there any other reason you'd reroute the PCV? _________________________________________________________________________________ Im n0t Sarcastic (Kenny): not to over do it, but you're certainly the source of high-class Z mods ZEngineer24: what do you mean by that? Im n0t Sarcastic: I just mean, your Z is one I really admire "The Z is the cause and the solution to all my problems" -- Me "If your car was my car, I'd think it's broken"
Follow Ups	Shots of my new Engine Bay & Oil Catch Can Set-up - Mike(La Canada) 00:47:47 02/16/07 What??? You didn't powdercoat it cobalt? Waste of Post! (n/m) - Coz@CZP 00:51:57 02/16/07 You mean the intake mani? Wrinkle Black is da shieat (n/m) - Mike(La Canada) 00:59:11 02/16/07 Quick question... - DaRealDefaulTT 01:07:06 02/16/07 It's Welded, we have them available ;) (n/m) - Coz@CZP 01:08:12 02/16/07 What are they called so I can email you! - DaRealDefaulTT 09:58:13 02/16/07 Nice but could you tell us how you set the oil catch tank? - bubuche 01:29:33 02/16/07 Looks great. Nice use of the smaller battery for the can. (n/m) - SeedyROM 03:10:03 02/16/07 Great Pics Mike. - ChazZ 03:32:07 02/16/07 nice, too bad that battery sucks :-( - myzislow 03:33:41 02/16/07 I thought there was a better configuration - SniPer (SR-71) 07:13:31 02/16/07 I don't know Mike's reasons, but here are mine... - spyhunterTT(nj) 08:21:24 02/16/07 Catch can itself costs more than the reroute parts :) - Woody75 (Denver) 08:42:46 02/16/07 agreed (n/m) - Guapo 09:39:13 02/16/07 is this only done to prevent smoking in hard turns - ZEngineer 09:49:16 02/16/07 The reasoning is for hard turns, but it's not just - Guapo 10:02:43 02/16/07 Yeah, it does wonders to the overall octane rating. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 10:09:58 02/16/07 wouldn't any oil residue be burned or expelled - ZEngineer 10:19:39 02/16/07 all the oil doesnt go in on just one stroke. (n/m) - AntiHero 10:25:41 02/16/07 you're right. I can visualize it now, accumulating in the - ZEngineer 10:36:36 02/16/07 That is why you run a filterd PVC system (n/m) - AzHeat 10:41:52 02/16/07 that is why you do a reroute (n/m) - Guapo 10:46:24 02/16/07 how much does oil compress? (n/m) - Guapo 10:25:47 02/16/07 enough to bend connecting rods. Gotcha :) (n/m) - ZEngineer 10:29:45 02/16/07 :) (n/m) - Guapo 10:32:30 02/16/07 you won't get enough oil for all that now.. - AntiHero 10:40:57 02/16/07 Liquid changes weight and volume with temperature - AzHeat 11:40:23 02/16/07 "There is less places for the system to leak" - spyhunterTT(nj) 15:48:45 02/16/07 So the catch can is not connected to anything? - Woody75 (Denver) 20:04:23 02/16/07 Catch can? Tsk tsk tsk. - Woody75 (Denver) 08:13:27 02/16/07 Why would the engine need to be out for reroute? (n/m) - AzHeat 10:38:19 02/16/07 It doesn't. Just makes it easier. (n/m) - Guapo 10:49:07 02/16/07 Explain? PVC system is all on top of the engine. - AzHeat 10:54:54 02/16/07 Woody likes to bend hardlines for his reroute. - Guapo 10:57:05 02/16/07 I use hose as well for customers :P (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 11:16:59 02/16/07 His engine was out of the car and being worked on - Woody75 (Denver) 11:09:01 02/16/07 Is any part of the reroute under engine vacuum? - AzHeat 11:19:30 02/16/07 Yes, works the same as stock system. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 11:48:08 02/16/07 PCV? (n/m) - JBender 11:24:21 02/16/07 No. They're using 1/2" schedule 40 pipe from Home Depot :-P - Dave N 11:41:06 02/16/07 I thought about making a composite intake manifold out of - AzHeat 12:09:23 02/16/07 I'm not sure what the melting point is. But many OE intake - Dave N 12:17:28 02/16/07 It would be nice is someone on here had the - AzHeat 12:21:33 02/16/07 Sure, but there's a lot of engineering that would need to go - Dave N 12:33:26 02/16/07 and they'd have to sell it for under $650, right? :) (n/m) - ZEngineer 12:37:18 02/16/07 True but better then stock. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 12:14:18 02/16/07 how do you empty the catch can? - spyhunterTT(nj) 08:16:44 02/16/07 does it actually get full? - RedSER13 09:48:42 02/16/07 I've filled mine in a 20 minute track session. (n/m) - sfarrah 09:55:54 02/16/07 psst ... he's talking about catch cans (n/m) - Guapo 12:50:32 02/16/07 Looking nice Mikey. (n/m) - SpeedyZX 09:05:26 02/16/07 pretty stuff~! (n/m) - nemo1080 09:08:38 02/16/07
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